bury
To ritualistically inter in a grave or tombTo ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.: To kill or murder.
» She has buried her only son.
Sie hat ihren einzigen Sohn beerdigt.
Она похоронила единственного сына.
Вона поховала свого єдиного сина.
Meaning
10 sensesTo ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.
(figuratively, slang, transitive)To kill or murder.
beerdigen, begraben
хорони́тьxoronítʹ, похорони́тьpoxoronítʹ, погреба́тьpogrebátʹ
хова́тиxováty, похова́тиpoxováty, хорони́тиxoronýty
(figuratively, humorous, transitive)To outlive.
Grandpa’s still in excellent health. He’ll bury us all!
(transitive)To place in the ground.
bury a bone; bury the embers
vergraben, eingraben
зарыва́тьzaryvátʹ, зары́тьzarýtʹ, зака́пыватьzakápyvatʹ
зарива́тиzaryváty, зари́тиzarýty, зака́пуватиzakápuvaty
place in a grave or tomb
(figuratively, often, transitive)To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.
She buried her face in the pillow, and I buried mine in my hands.
The splinter has buried itself under the nail.
vergraben
пря́татьprjátatʹ, спря́татьsprjátatʹ
To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.
(figuratively, often, transitive)To render imperceptible by other, more prominent stimuli; to drown out.
vocals buried in the mix
(broadly, figuratively, often, transitive)To overwhelm.
They buried us in paperwork.
(figuratively, transitive)To suppress and hide away in one's mind.
secrets kept buried
She buried her shame and put on a smiling face.
(figuratively, transitive)To put an end to; to abandon.
They buried their argument and shook hands.
begraben
(transitive)To score (a goal).
(slang, transitive)To ruin the image or character of another wrestler; usually by embarrassing or defeating them in dominating fashion.
Examples
583 sentencesShe has buried her only son.
Вона поховала свого єдиного сина.
ruОна похоронила единственного сына.
deSie hat ihren einzigen Sohn beerdigt.
Mary was buried next to her husband.
Мері поховали поруч із чоловіком.
Do you want to see where Tom is buried?
Ти хочеш побачити, де поховано Тома?
ruХочешь посмотреть, где Том похоронен?
deMöchtest du sehen, wo Tom begraben ist?
Tom wants his father buried next to his mother.
Том хоче, щоб його батька поховали поруч із матір'ю.
ruТом хочет, чтобы его отца похоронили рядом с матерью.
Tom was buried alive.
Тома поховали заживо.
ruТом был похоронен заживо.
deTom wurde bei lebendigem Leibe begraben.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
Middle English birien, berien, from Old English byrġan, from Proto-West Germanic *burgijanMiddle English birien, berien, from Old English byrġan, from Proto-West Germanic *burgijan, from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną (“to keep safe”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to defend, protect”).
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Forms
buries, burying, buried, buriedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- was buried in
- buried the treasure
- bury the hatchet
- buried treasure
- buried in a
- buried next to
- buried under
- be buried next
- buried in this
- to be buried
- buried in the
- buried next